Suspected Asperger's not sure?

Ok I'm not real sure how to start but first of all I am seem to be finding some condition or disease for myself. I've always known something about me was different though. I researched ADHD and various personality disorders. I thought I had really discovered the answers to everything when I realized I was a gifted student but it still seemed that that wasn't everything. I'm an only child, was homeschooled, and mostly associated with adults when I was younger so I think a lot of problems could have been masked. I'm a 16 year old girl and have struggled with depression and an eating disorder for about 2 years but for no identitable reason. As for symptoms I have no idea how to show empathy. I can feel people's emotions but if they get really happy or start crying or really emotional I've lost it and I feel terribly awkward and I don't know what I should do. I have Dyslexia so I'm pretty bad at corrdinated stuff like using knives or scissors. When I was little and now I get extremely obsessed with a certain thing. Also when I was little I went through phases of ONLY eating a certain food and I'd throw a fit if it wasn't right. I'm a perfectionist and extremely hard on myself but my mom is like that so I don't know. I can't relate to peers my own age. I'm ok with adults or younger kids but I'm lost when it comes to people my age and I only have one close friend. Also I get bad anxiety about social situations and I never know what to do even in simple things. I kind of flap my hands around if I get really stressed out and in mild situations I'm always kind of ringing my hands I guess like stimming? Certain noise drive me crazy ad I'm very sensitive to noise and light; like when I was little I always acted weird around the vacuum cleaner and I still hate the noise from it. I have a hard time communicating my feelings, I'm never sure how to put them into words and I usually just give up. I either talk too soft or too loud, mostly too soft. I ALWAYS find patterns in things an am always searching for them and logic behind things. A lot of everyday normal sayings, customs, an jokes I find illogical and useless. I never know what to do with my arms in social situations and I find myself subconsciously mimicking people all the time and it's rather embarrassing. I create voices and words put of sounds but when people talk to me a lot of times I can't register the words. I'm not sure what happened I hear clearly but my brain gets jumbled and I can't make out the words. Also sometimes when in situations when someone tells me to stop or not to do something I HEAR the word but I don't register it. This happens while driving and I've already nearly had 2 potentially bad situations; my poor mom like I HEAR what she's saying but I don't register until several moments later and it feels like something disconnected. I've just recently mentioned Asperger's but since I'm always coming up with new things my mom is very skeptical and I can't blame her. Also my parents would want to accept that I have a syndrome like that especially since I mask my social anxiety and it's mostly only my friend who sees how awful I am. I took one of those test and I got around a 162 out of 200-I also have an amazing memory and am rather intelligent especially with math and analytical things. I just feel like something is lost between who I am and how I express it and I get extremely frustrated. Is it possible I could have Asperger's? There's other things I'm sure I'll remember after I post this but this is all for now.

Shiloh96 wrote:I have Dyslexia so I'm pretty bad at corrdinated stuff like using knives or scissors.

I think this, specifically, is called "dyspraxia". (Both dyslexia and dyspraxia are related to AS, although not always present.)

Is it possible I could have Asperger's?

Well, yes, it is. That much you already know.

anagram wrote:

Shiloh96 wrote:I have Dyslexia so I'm pretty bad at corrdinated stuff like using knives or scissors.

I think this, specifically, is called "dyspraxia". (Both dyslexia and dyspraxia are related to AS, although not always present.)

yes, dyspraxia, more commonly known as 'clumbsy child syndrome' is a lack of bodily co-ordination. it's a common condition related to AS, ie: is often also present. i have it.

dyslexia is the inability to easily read or spell. in reading, the letters appear blurred and their order is confused. in spelling, again the order is confused. oddly, using coloured filters appears to help with reducing the blurring experienced in reading. also, so i'm told, does reverse video, ie: light letters on a dark background. a friend of mine has it.